Community Facilitator Coordinator
Coordinate community volunteers and manage ENCORE project effectively.
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Overview
Coordinate community volunteers and manage ENCORE project effectively.
You have:
- Experience in community engagement or voluntary service.
- A minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in Myanmar.
- Good communication skills.
- Familiarity with community-based development work preferred.
- Good understanding of database management is preferable.
Contract
This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.
Non-family duty station
Under the direct supervision of the ENCORE Project Manager, the Community Facilitators Coordinator will: • Facilitate communication and collaboration between UN Volunteers and PMU to ensure smooth operations and effective support for ENCORE project.
• Assist in the recruitment and onboarding of community volunteers including recruitment drives and completion of onboarding formalities.
• Oversee and maintain the database for the ENCORE project, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records of volunteers, activities, and other relevant information.
• Organize and assist with field visits to monitor project activities, evaluate progress, and provide support to community volunteers.
• Prepare and manage reports, documentation, and records related to volunteer activities, project progress, and other relevant metrics.
• Coordinate training sessions and capacity-building activities for community volunteers to enhance their skills and effectiveness.
• Address any issues or challenges faced by community volunteers and provide necessary support to resolve them.
• Professionalism: demonstrated understanding of operations relevant to UNDP; technical capabilities or knowledge relevant or transferrable to UNDP procedures and rules; discretion, political sensitivity, diplomacy and tact to deal with clients; ability to apply good judgement; ability to liaise and coordinate with a range of different actors, especially in senior positions; where appropriate, high degree of autonomy, personal initiative and ability to take ownership; resourcefulness and willingness to accept wide responsibilities and ability to work independently under established procedures; ability to manage information objectively, accurately and confidentially; responsive and client-oriented; • Integrity: demonstrate the values and ethical standards of the UN and UNDP in daily activities and behaviours while acting without consideration of personal gains; resist undue political pressure in decision-making; stand by decisions that are in the organization’s interest even if they are unpopular; take prompt action in cases of unprofessional or unethical behaviour; does not abuse power or authority; • Teamwork and respect for diversity: ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries; excellent interpersonal skills; ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and harmonious working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, mixed-gender environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity; sensitivity and adaptability to culture, gender, religion, nationality and age; commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of UN operations; ability to achieve common goals and provide guidance or training to colleagues; • Commitment to continuous learning: initiative and willingness to learn new skills and stay abreast of new developments in area of expertise; ability to adapt to changes in work environment. • Planning and organizing: effective organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to manage a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner; ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; ability to work under pressure, with conflicting deadlines, and to handle multiple concurrent projects/activities; • Communication: proven interpersonal skills; good spoken and written communication skills, including ability to prepare clear and concise reports; ability to conduct presentations, articulate options and positions concisely; ability to make and defend recommendations; ability to communicate and empathize with staff (including national staff), military personnel, volunteers, counterparts and local interlocutors coming from very diverse backgrounds; capacity to transfer information and knowledge to a wide range of different target groups; • Flexibility: adaptability and ability to live and work in potentially hazardous and remote conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort; to operate independently in austere environments for protracted periods; willingness to travel within the area of operations and to transfer to other duty stations within the area of operations as necessary; • Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance; and commitment towards UNDP’s mission and vision, as well as to the UN Core Values.
• Voluntary service, community engagement or work experience can be considered in lieu of any formal education; • Familiarity and good understanding of community-based development work, previous experience in the implementation of livelihoods and knowledge of database management is preferable • At least 3 years of relevant work experience in Myanmar • Good communication skills.
The duration of the assignment is indicated above with the possibility of extension subject to availability of funding, operational necessity and satisfactory performance. However, there is no expectation of renewal of the assignment.
The current Conditions of Service for national UN Volunteers will apply to UN Community Volunteers as an interim measure until a full review of the national Conditions of Service is undertaken, with the following modifications as per Interim Policy Note on UN Community Volunteers.
UN Community Volunteers are expected to be recruited locally and work within their community, they are therefore not expected to travel to the duty station and are not eligible for a settling in grant. In addition, UN Community Volunteers should not require reintegration back into their locales upon completion of their service. Therefore, there is no entitlement to a resettlement allowance.
The applicable volunteer living allowance is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities and normal cost of living expenses. Life, health and permanent disability insurance are included.
Furthermore, in non-family duty stations that belong to hardship categories D or E, as classified by the ICSC, a Well-Being Differential (WBD) will be provided monthly.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you successfully coordinated a group for a project? | We want to assess your collaboration and coordination skills. | Share specific examples of your role, the group dynamics, and the outcomes achieved. |
| How do you handle conflicts among team members? | This question gauges your interpersonal and problem-solving abilities. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Tell us about a time you had to adapt your plans due to unforeseen circumstances. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What methods do you use to motivate volunteers? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you provide an example of how you managed multiple tasks under tight deadlines? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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